Heard some of the Takacs set, and again, liked what I heard. Didn't buy them, though: every time I checked on Amazon, they were either too pricey ... or discontinued. With all the recommendations here for the Vegh, I wonder if I need to hear these. After all, I have two sets with which I'm happy.

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George

Heard some of the Takacs set, and again, liked what I heard. Didn't buy them, though: every time I checked on Amazon, they were either too pricey ... or discontinued. With all the recommendations here for the Vegh, I wonder if I need to hear these. After all, I have two sets with which I'm happy.

Heard some of the Takacs set, and again, liked what I heard. Didn't buy them, though: every time I checked on Amazon, they were either too pricey ... or discontinued. With all the recommendations here for the Vegh, I wonder if I need to hear these. After all, I have two sets with which I'm happy.

Oh, well, if you're budget conscious (who isn't? ) the Vegh stereo set is actually available at a pretty affordable price (last I checked). Might not be the last word in bargain-bin pricing but still pretty decent.

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Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

longears

Any reason why these guys haven't been mentioned in this thread (until now )?

Just listening to them now, and I like what I hear.

They're not on a major label with all the promotional folderol that goes with it. I like them very much, but they're one of the hometown teams so I'm prejudiced. We usually catch them a few times a season. This year we've a subscription to their Beethoven series in Berkeley. Op. 59, 74, 95. Their Shosty cycle a few years ago was superb!

I was about to reply to my own post and say "oh yeah Corey, well I..." and then I'm like wait that's not Corey, that's me. Damn, stupid avatar.

Lay ten dollars on me and I won't change my avatar to Cary Grant!

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Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach